OUR IVF TREATMENTS
New Hope Fertility Center provides the full range of treatments to get you pregnant. They include various IVF protocol choices, In Vitro Oocyte (egg) Maturation (IVM), Intrauterine Insemination IUI, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection ICSI, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD), Laser-assisted Hatching, Blastocyst Cultures, Fresh & Frozen Embryo & Ovarian Tissue Transfers, and Cryopreservation (embryo & egg freezing) using Vitrification.
In some IVF treatments, we also use Ovulation Induction, which is an umbrella term used by many clinics referring to IVF drugs. In Ovulation Induction oral or injectable fertility drugs are used to stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple eggs which may increase your chance for pregnancy. We specialize in Natural Cycle IVF which uses no fertility drugs (hence, no Ovulation Induction) and embraces the one quality egg your body naturally produces each month, and the Mini-IVFTM treatment which is also more natural and uses minimal oral fertility drugs to stimulate your ovaries to produce the 3-5 quality eggs that have the greatest chance of pregnancy. Our Ovulation Induction protocols for each IVF treatment are provided below within each IVF treatment description.
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) - IVF Treatments
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is any assisted reproduction technique in which fertilization of the egg by the sperm is accomplished outside the body & the resulting embryo is inserted back into a woman's uterus. New Hope Fertility Center specializes in Natural Cycle IVF and Mini-IVF treatments, but also at patient's requests we will use Conventional IVF. Also, for some Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) may be the best option before beginning a more aggressive IVF procedure.
Natural Cycle IVF Treatment
Natural Cycle IVF is an in vitro fertilization treatment whereby the egg your body naturally produces each month during your menstrual cycle is retrieved from one of your ovaries during the time of ovulation, fertilized with sperm, and the resulting embryo is transferred back into the uterus for hopeful pregnancy. Natural Cycle IVF is an in vitro fertilization treatment whereby the egg your body naturally produces each month during your menstrual cycle is retrieved from one of your ovaries during the time of ovulation, fertilized with sperm, and the resulting embryo is transferred back into the uterus for hopeful pregnancy.
Natural Cycle IVF's unique characteristic is that it is the most holistic, natural IVF possible. It avoids fertility hormone drugs that would otherwise stimulate your ovaries to produce multiple eggs. And, it is intended to only capture the one egg your body naturally develops each month during your menstrual cycle. This egg is generally the best quality egg a woman's body will produce, even when IVF drugs are used, and has the greatest chance for pregnancy.
Women who prefer Natural Cycle IVF generally prefer its more holistic approach, closer to the way nature intended women to conceive and create life, and often live a drug and chemical free lifestyle. Natural Cycle IVF is also ideal for women who, because of age or poor fertility health, are less likely to produce multiple eggs even when heavy IVF drugs are administered. In this case, IVF drugs would be wasteful for her & she avoids the health risks and high expense of IVF drugs as well as the discomfort of daily injections. In addition, these women are typically limited from IVF care and most likely will be turned away or their cycles cancelled because they cannot produce more than 3-5 eggs, which is not the case at New Hope Fertility with Natural Cycle IVF because of the promise of our One Good Egg policy.
The downside of Natural Cycle IVF is an inability to freeze surplus embryos each cycle, since generally only one embryo is developed. Some women want to use their frozen embryos at the time they are ready to add additional children to their family. This can be overcome by first freezing embryos for your Embryo Bank in the first few cycles, then transferring fresh embryos in follow on cycles for pregnancy now. Or, a combination of Natural Cycle IVF and the Mini-IVFTM treatment can be used. In this case, the Mini-IVFTM treatment will be used for the first few cycles –some embryos will be frozen and one transferred each cycle, and when a suitable Frozen Embryo Bank is filled Natural Cycle IVF becomes the primary treatment for pregnancy now.
Natural Cycle IVF has reported success rates of up to 32% for women 35 and under. At New Hope Fertility Center, our fees for natural Cycle IVF are $7,000 for 3 cycles (no fees for drugs). New Hope Fertility was one of the first fertility centers in the US to offer Natural Cycle IVF, first on the East Coast, today the largest US center offering it as well as the Mini-IVFTM treatment, and we are recognized worldwide as leading experts in both of these more natural, gentle IVF treatments.
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Mini-IVFTM, Minimal Stimulation IVF Treatment
The Mini-IVFTM treatment is also a more holistic, natural in vitro fertilization treatment, but it differs from Natural Cycle IVF in that it uses minimal IVF hormone (oral) medication to stimulate your ovaries to produce the maximum amount of ‘quality' eggs your body can produce in one cycle. Fertility scientists know these quality eggs (usually 3-5) are the only eggs that are capable of delivering a healthy baby. Even when her medications of daily IVF drug injections are used, most excess eggs beyond the 3-5 ‘quality' eggs are typically genetically invalid and consequently discarded prior to implantation or through a natural miscarriage.
Medication for the Mini-IVFTM treatment includes 1 Clomid pill consumed once daily, no more than 1-3 injections of Menopure, and a simple nasal spray of Synarel or an equivalent medicine 36 hours prior to egg retrieval. Synarel avoids the need for extended periods of progesterone injections after the transfer, which is typically needed in Conventional IVF.
Like Natural Cycle IVF, women who choose the Mini-IVFTM treatment also prefer a more holistic, natural approach –closer to nature's way. They often minimize chemicals and drugs in their lifestyle, but prefer Mini-IVFTM treatment over Natural Cycle IVF because they seek more quality eggs each cycle to increase their chance of pregnancy, and so they have surplus embryos to freeze for their Frozen Embryo Bank. Their Embryo Bank holds their reserve embryos needed when they are ready to add to their family.
Also like Natural Cycle IVF, women prefer the Mini-IVFTM treatment over Conventional IVF to reduce health risks and discomfort from bloating caused by ovarian hyper-stimulation (OHSS), eliminate pain of daily drug injections (20-60 per cycle), reduce the high cost of drugs ($2,500-$5,000), avoid the wait time of 2-3 months to begin another cycle, and minimize the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer from prolonged use of high-dose IVF drugs (this is a speculated risk and more studies are needed to confirm).
The pregnancy success rate for the Mini-IVFTM treatment is 7.4 - 24.5% depending on age (1.4 embryo transferred in each IVF cycle) -comparable to Conventional IVF, which is 8.2% - 42.8% (usually 2-3 embryos transferred in each IVF cycle). Due to the risks posed by twins or multiple births, New Hope Fertility Center promotes a single-embryo strategy (unless otherwise requested by the patient). Consequently, our Mini-IVFTM treatment pregnancy rates would virtually double, matching Conventional IVF, if we transferred the same number of embryos (2-3+ each cycle) as is standard in Conventional IVF.
New Hope Fertility Fees for the Mini-IVFTM treatment are $4,800 per cycle plus $100-$400 for IVF drugs. We specialize in the Mini-IVFTM treatment, are the largest fertility center in the US offering it (95% of our cycles use the Mini-IVFTM treatment), and are recognized globally as leading experts in this treatment. Click here to read more about the Mini-IVFTM treatment or here to see an IVF Treatment Comparison Chart.
HyperStimulation IVF Treatment
The Conventional Hyper-Stimulation IVF treatment relies on excessive daily injected IVF fertility hormone drugs to stimulate the ovaries into producing the maximum number of eggs possible in each cycle –all eggs are targeted regardless of quality so there are usually many excess eggs that are not viable. Like the Mini-IVFTM treatment, it generally also results in only 3-5 ‘quality' eggs possible for a sustainable pregnancy.
A woman must administer, on her own, daily shots (usually 2-6 daily, 20-60 per cycle) of Gonadotropins (Pergonal, Repronex, Menogon, Fertinex, Follistim, Gonal F, Puregon, Pregnyl, Novarel, Profasi, or Ovidrel) prior to egg retrieval. After embryo transfer, she must self-inject daily shots of Progesterone supplemented with estrogen for 2 weeks until her first pregnancy blood test. These shots are very painful because they must be injected directly into muscle tissue. They are needed to thicken the uterine lining so it is more receptive and better able to support embryo implantation.
Women who elect Conventional IVF over more gentle methods have been told more eggs collected each cycle will increase their chance of pregnancy. We have found this to be untrue, but because the treatment has been mainstream for so long it will take some time for the public to become aware this is not the case. But, for those women Conventional IVF is best because they will be disappointed if numerous eggs are not retrieved with other methods. And, it is possible that women under 35 will collect more than 3-5 quality eggs with Conventional IVF, and in these cases this method is best for them –but she'll have to go through 1 or 2 cycles to know. Conventional IVF is also ideal for cancer patients who have little time before radiation and chemotherapy treatments must start.
Conventional IVF is the most expensive IVF treatment. It generally costs $7,500 - $12,000 plus $2,500 - $5,000 for IVF drugs; at New Hope Fertility our fees are $4,800 plus the cost of IVF drugs. Click here to see an IVF Comparison Chart.
Donor Egg IVF & Donor Sperm IVF Treatments
For men or women whose own egg or sperm is not viable for pregnancy, using donor eggs or sperm is an alternative. Donor egg IVF cycles generally use the Conventional IVF treatment to maximize the number of eggs the donor can provide each cycle.
Most donor sperm is purchased from frozen sperm banks and thawed at New Hope Fertility Center then utilized during the IVF cycle as normal. Donor egg cycles can be fresh or frozen donor cycles. In a fresh donor cycle, your donor's menstrual cycle is timed with yours and she undergoes hyper-stimulation to produce multiple eggs that will be retrieved then fertilized with your male partner's sperm (or donor sperm); the resulting embryos are transferred into your uterus for hopeful pregnancy. Frozen donor egg cycles are easier since they do not require menstrual cycles to be timed; we simply fertilize the donor eggs with your male partner's sperm (or donor sperm) and implant the resulting embryos into your uterus for hopeful pregnancy.
You may obtain frozen donor sperm or eggs or fresh donors from a donor agency or from New Hope Fertility Center. New Hope Fertility Center fees are $24,500 per cycle; this fee includes donor compensation and all IVF cycle costs for both you and the donor.
New Hope Fertility Center also offers shared donor cycles. These are cycles where you share a donor with another woman also trying to have a baby using a donor. This is a less expensive donor option and our fees are $14,500 per cycle; this fee includes donor compensation and all IVF cycle costs for both you and the donor.
Surrogate IVF Treatments
When you have difficulty sustaining a pregnancy through term, you may opt to use a surrogate to carry your own genetically matched child. This is called gestational surrogacy. You may also use a traditional surrogate who will provide her own eggs during the cycle.
When using a gestational surrogate, New Hope Fertility Center will use your IVF treatment of choice to retrieve your eggs, fertilize them with male sperm then implant the embryos into the surrogate's uterus. When using a traditional surrogate, Conventional IVF is recommended to maximize the number of possible eggs which will be fertilized with your male sperm then the embryos will be implanted into her uterus. We do not recruit surrogates, but will work with surrogates provided by an agency. Our standard IVF fees apply.
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